Name: Shredded Pork with Cucumber
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons thin soy sauce; 4 tablespoons water; 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine or medium-dry sherry; 2-3 thin slices fresh ginger, peeled; 4½ tablespoons vegetable oil; 12 ounces lean pork, pat dried, cut into strips about 2 inches long and ¼ inch thick; 3 fresh green chiles, seeded or unseeded, cut into small rounds (optional); 2-3 large garlic cloves, cut into strips; 1 cucumber, about 12 ounces-16 ounces, cut as for french fries; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine or medium-dry sherry; 3-4 large scallions, cut into 2-inch sections, white and green parts separated; ¼ teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 1½ teaspoons thick soy sauce; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 1½ teaspoons cornstarch

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Homestyle Chinese Cooking

By Yan-Kit So

Published 1997

About

By using or not using the spicy, hot green chiles, this family dish can suit all palates. Either way, it is appetizing.

Ingredients

12 ounces lean pork, pat dried, cut into strips about 2 inches long and ¼ inch

Method

Add the salt, sugar, soy sauce, pepper, wine or sherry, and cornstarch to the pork and stir to coat well. Leave to stand for 15-20 minutes. Blend in the oils.
Mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
Heat the wok over a high heat until smoke rises. Add 1½ tablespoons<

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